QLD Architecture
Awards Programs
QLD Architecture
Awards Programs
The Institute proudly champions Australian architects and architecture on national and global stages. Since 1981, the National Architecture Awards program has celebrated excellence in the profession, inspiring architects to shape communities through outstanding design.
In Queensland, this journey begins with the Queensland Regional Architecture Awards, which spotlight the diverse projects across seven regions: Far North Queensland, North Queensland, Central Queensland, Darling Downs & West Moreton, Sunshine Coast, Greater Brisbane, and Gold Coast & Northern Rivers.
Regional award winners progress to the Queensland Architecture Awards, where they compete for the chance to be recognised at the National Architecture Awards. By entering the Queensland Awards, architects position their work for recognition at local, state, and national levels, showcasing the best of Queensland on a broader stage.
2025 Queensland Architecture Awards Entrant gallery
The Australian Institute of Architects Awards program offers an opportunity for public and peer recognition of the innovative work of our Queensland architects. The program also provides the Institute with a valuable mechanism to promote architects and architecture within Queensland, across Australia and internationally. Queensland’s Awards program showcases each region with a regional awards event and prizes.
The Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter has seven regions, with an awards event for each region. Regional Awards are selected by a local jury. At each regional awards event, commendations for the region are presented, those projects that have been commended progressing to Queensland State Awards consideration. The Queensland State Awards considers commended projects from all of Queensland, this judged by four state jurors.
To view each entry’s details, please visit their unique project page below by filtering by text search, category or region.
People's choice AWARD voting
Voting will open soon for the 2025 Queensland Regional Architecture People’s Choice Awards. Each Regional Winner will be announced at the respective Region’s Awards Presentation events. These regional winners then progress for public voting to Queensland State People’s Choice voting, the winner will be announced at the Queensland Architectural Awards on 27 June 2025.
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2025 Queensland Architecture Awards Entrant gallery
Regional commendations progess to shortlisting for QUEENSLAND Awards
The Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter has seven regions, with an awards event for each region. Regional Awards are selected by a local jury. At each regional awards event, commendations for the region are presented, those projects that have been commended progressing to Queensland State Awards consideration. The Queensland State Awards considers commended projects from all of Queensland, this judged by four state jurors.
All commended projects in the series of regional awards progress to Queensland State Awards consideration. The shortlist is judged by the Queensland State Awards Jury.
To see the Queensland State Award Winners announced live, register now for our 2025 Queensland Architectural Awards, Friday 27 June here.
Greater Brisbane Region Shortlist
The shortlisting of commended projects from the 2025 Greater Brisbane Region will be announced on 11 April 2025 at the Greater Brisbane Regional Awards in Brisbane. You can register to join us for the event here.
Commendations for Educational Architecture
Commendations for Heritage Architecture
Commendations for Interior Architecture
Commendations for Urban Design
Commendations for Public Architecture
Commendations for Residential Architecture – New
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendations for Small Architecture
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award
Recognition for Social Impact
Thank you to the Greater Brisbane Regional Awards sponsors, Brisbane Lord Mayor Buildings that Breathe Prize Partner, Brisbane City Council, Regional Awards Partners, Fielders Lysaght and Architectural Window Systems (AWS), and Regional Awards Supporters STP Consultants.
Far North Queensland Region Shortlist
The shortlisting of commended projects from the 2025 Far North Queensland Region will be announced on 16 May 2025 at the Far North Queensland Regional Awards in Cairns. You can register to join us for the event here.
Commendations for Educational Architecture
Commendations for Heritage Architecture
Commendations for Interior Architecture
Commendations for Urban Design
Commendations for Public Architecture
Commendations for Residential Architecture – New
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendations for Small Architecture
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award
Recognition for Social Impact
Thank you to the Far North Queensland Regional Awards sponsors Fielders Lysaght and Architectural Window Systems (AWS), Regional Awards Supporters Bondor Metecno, STP Consultants, Cairns Regional Council, All Construction Approvals (ACA), Gilboy Hydraulics,
North Queensland Region Shortlist
The shortlisting of commended projects from the 2025 North Queensland Region will be announced on 16 May 2025 at the North Queensland Regional Awards in Townsville. You can register to join us for the event here.
Commendations for Educational Architecture
Commendations for Heritage Architecture
Commendations for Interior Architecture
Commendations for Urban Design
Commendations for Public Architecture
Commendations for Residential Architecture – New
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendations for Small Architecture
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award
Recognition for Social Impact
We thank our North Queensland Regional Awards Partners Architectural Window Systems (AWS), Fielders Lysaght , Regional Awards Supporters Bondor Metecno and STP Consultants.
Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Region Shortlist
The shortlisting of commended projects from the 2025 Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Region will be announced on 23 May 2025 at the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Regional Awards on the Gold Coast. You can register to join us for the event here.
Commendations for Educational Architecture
Commendations for Heritage Architecture
Commendations for Interior Architecture
Commendations for Urban Design
Commendations for Public Architecture
Commendations for Residential Architecture – New
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendations for Small Architecture
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award
Recognition for Social Impact
Thank you to the Gold Coast and Northern Rivers Regional Awards sponsors Fielders Lysaght and Architectural Window Systems (AWS), Regional Awards Partners Don Kibble Drawing Supplies, and Regional Awards Supporters Bondor Metecno
Darling Downs and West Moreton Region Shortlist
The shortlisting of commended projects from the 2025 Darling Downs and West Moreton Region will be announced on 23 May 2025 at the Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Awards in Toowoomba. You can register to join us for the event here.
Commendations for Educational Architecture
Commendations for Heritage Architecture
Commendations for Interior Architecture
Commendations for Urban Design
Commendations for Public Architecture
Commendations for Residential Architecture – New
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendations for Small Architecture
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award
Recognition for Social Impact
Thank you to the Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Awards sponsors Fielders Lysaght, Architectural Window Systems (AWS), and Regional Awards Supporters Bondor Metecno
Sunshine Coast Region Shortlist
The shortlisting of commended projects from the 2025 Sunshine Coast Region will be announced on 30 May 2025 at the Sunshine Coast Regional Awards on the Sunshine Coast. You can register to join us for the event here.
Commendations for Educational Architecture
Commendations for Heritage Architecture
Commendations for Interior Architecture
Commendations for Urban Design
Commendations for Public Architecture
Commendations for Residential Architecture – New
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendations for Small Architecture
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award
Recognition for Social Impact
Thank you to the Sunshine Coast Regional Awards sponsors Fielders Lysaght, Architectural Window Systems (AWS), and Regional Awards Supporters Bondor Metecno
Central Queensland Region Shortlist
The shortlisting of commended projects from the 2025 Central Queensland Region will be announced on 30 May 2025 at the Central Queensland Regional Awards in Rockhampton. You can register to join us for the event here.
Commendations for Educational Architecture
Commendations for Heritage Architecture
Commendations for Interior Architecture
Commendations for Urban Design
Commendations for Public Architecture
Commendations for Residential Architecture – New
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Alterations and Additions
Commendations for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing
Commendations for Small Architecture
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award
Recognition for Social Impact
Thank you to the Central Queensland Regional Awards sponsors Fielders Lysaght and Architectural Window Systems (AWS), and Regional Awards Supporters STP Consultants and Bondor Metecno
Sustainability Category Shortlist
The shortlist for Sustainable Architecture will be available following the conclusion of the 2025 Queensland Regional Awards on 30 May 2025.
Shortlisted for the Sustainability Category
Thank you to Kennedy’s Timbers for sponsoring the Sustainability Category.
EmAGN Project Award (Qld) Shortlist
The shortlist for the EmAGN Project Award will be available following the conclusion of the 2025 Queensland Regional Awards on 30 May 2025.
Shortlisted for the EmAGN Project Award (QLD)
Thank you to Alspec Aluminum for sponsoring the EmAGN Project Award.
Art and Architecture Prize (Qld) Shortlist
The shortlist for the Art & Architecture Prize (QLD) will be available following the conclusion of the 2025 Queensland Regional Awards on 30 May 2025.
Shortlisted for the Art & Architecture Prize (QLD)
Thank you to Moon Mountain Sanctuary for sponsoring the Art & Architecture Prize (Qld).
Regional Project Prize (Qld) Shortlist
The shortlist for the Regional Project Prize (QLD) will be available following the conclusion of the 2025 Queensland Regional Awards on 30 May 2025.
Shortlisted for the Regional Project Prize (QLD)
Social Impact Prize (Qld) Shortlist
The project entries for the Social Impact Prize (QLD) will be available following the conclusion of the 2025 Queensland Regional Awards on 30 May 2025.
Shortlisted for the Social Impact Prize (QLD)
2025 Queensland STATE Jury
The Institute’s Architecture Awards recognise excellence and innovation in design and are conferred via a rigorous system of peer review.
Presenting the 2025 Queensland State Jury Co-Chairs, Jonathan Goh and Allison Stout. Jonathan and Allison have been appointed as Queensland Co-Chair of Juries to oversee more than 20 Juries across the state. They will be joined by Philip Follent and Josephine MacLeod as State Jurors, delivering on the vision of the Queensland Architecture Awards, which has a long-standing history of pride in ensuring that every project entered each year is visited.
Expressions of Interest to be a Jury member for the Queensland Architecture Awards are open. Complete your application here.
Submissions close 11:59 pm Friday 7 February 2025.
Jurors please download the 2025 Awards Jury Handbook
Jonathan goh RAIA
QUEENSLAND CO-CHAIR OF JURIES
Jonathan, a partner at m3architecture, has over 20 years of experience in architectural practice.
He has completed many award-winning education and public projects, including projects for the Women’s College within the University of Sydney and Brisbane Girls Grammar School. He is equally interested in working on smaller social projects that enhance the fabric of streets and neighbourhoods, such as the Ryan Street Library.
He enjoys sharing his knowledge as a guest lecturer and at events like Pecha Kucha, Brisbane Open House, and the Asia Pacific Architecture Festival.
allison stout RAIA
QUEENSLAND CO-CHAIR OF JURIES
With a design career spanning back to 2001, Allison has cultivated a rich and diverse portfolio across various project typologies, including high-end residential, commercial, hospitality, education, and remote health and social housing initiatives. Over the years, she has had the privilege of collaborating directly with Indigenous communities in locations such as the Northern Territory, Southwest Victoria, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, India, and Western Australia.
For the past 13 years, Allison has effectively served as a Project and Design Architect, steering projects from their conceptualization through to the conclusion of defects and liability periods. Her extensive experience traverses the domains of Indigenous housing, social housing, tourism, remote health, remote education, community development, commercial interiors, and feasibility studies.
Philip Follent LFRAIA
QUEENSLAND STATE JUROR
Philip has been a State Director of the Architecture Awards, National Juror for the RAIA Awards, and for the ALIA Libraries of Australia Design Excellence Awards in 2017, 2019, and 2021. He has recently been acknowledged by his peers with the perpetual naming of the Building of the Year award for the Gold Coast Northern Rivers Architecture Awards in his honor.
His architectural practice has won over twenty architectural awards, and in 1996 he was declared Lecturer of the Year at the Queensland University of Technology across all campuses.
Philip was Gold Coast City Council’s first City Architect and was appointed Queensland Government Architect in 2008. He was the inaugural Chair of the Queensland Board for Urban Places, an inaugural member of the Queensland Design Council, and the Founding Head of the Soheil Abedian School of Architecture at Bond University.
Josephine MacLeod RAIA
QUEENSLAND STATE JUROR
Josephine is a registered architect, urbanist, and design advocate with over 15 years’ experience working within the built environment. As a Director within the Office of the Queensland Government Architect, Josephine’s role includes supporting policy, undertaking design reviews, and providing urban design advice to support well-made, sustainable, and healthy communities throughout Queensland.
Prior to working for OQGA, Josephine practiced as a registered architect, working largely on public buildings across Queensland. Her work has been recognised by her peers, including architecture awards for Act for Kids Child and Family Centre for Excellence, Townsville, and Hinze Dam Visitor Centre, Gold Coast.
2025 Queensland Regional Jury
REGIONAL LEVEL AWARDS
The Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Chapter celebrates architectural excellence through its Regional Architecture Awards, spanning seven distinct regions: Brisbane, Central Queensland, Darling Downs and West Moreton, North Queensland, Far North Queensland, Gold Coast and Northern Rivers, and the Sunshine Coast. These awards highlight projects that reflect the unique characteristics and challenges of each area, from tropical and coastal designs to rural and urban developments.
Andrew N. Liveris Building | Lyons + m3architecture | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Rockhampton Museum of Art | Conrad Gargett, Clare Design (Lead Design Architects) and Brian Hooper Architect | Photographer: John Gollings
Pimpama Sports Hub | Liquid Blu Pty Ltd | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Family Tree House | Phorm architecture + design | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
James Cook University Central Plaza | Cox Architecture and Counterpoint Architecture in association | Photographer: COX Architecture
Cairns Convention Centre Expansion | Cox Architecture and CA Architects | Photography: Christopher Frederick Jones
Ipswich Hospital Mental Health Acute Inpatient Services | Hassell | Photographer: Courtesy of Hassell
Regional Project of the Year
Ipswich Hospital Mental Health Acute Inpatient Services | Hassell | Photographer: Courtesy of Hassell
The Lord Mayor's Buildings That Breathe Architecture Prize
For 2025, we are pleased to once again partner with Brisbane City Council to offer The Lord Mayor’s Brisbane Buildings that Breathe Architecture Prize. The prize recognises outstanding achievement in architecture for buildings that demonstrate strong alignment with Brisbane City Council’s New World City Design Guide – Buildings that Breathe.
The Lord Mayor’s Buildings that Breathe Prize is proudly sponsored by Brisbane City Council.
Queensland architecture awards
The Queensland State Architecture Awards, recognise the best architectural projects from across the state, with winners from the seven regional awards automatically progressing to the state level. Categories include Public Architecture, Residential Architecture, Heritage, Sustainable Architecture, and more, with recognition through Named Awards, Architecture Awards, and Commendations. State winners of Named Awards and Architecture Awards then progress to the National Architecture Awards, competing with projects from across Australia. This tiered system ensures outstanding designs are recognised at local, state, and national levels, showcasing innovation, sustainability, and the transformative power of architecture.
Bradbury Park Playscape | Alcorn Middleton | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
STEAM Precinct Brisbane Grammar School | Wilson Architects | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Midtown Centre | Fender Katsalidis | Photographer: Angus MartinMidtown Centre | Fender Katsalidis | Photographer: Angus Martin
River Hearth House | Arcke | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
The Terrace | Shaun Lockyer Architects | Photographer: Scott Burrows
Habitat on Juers | REFRESH* Studio for Architecture | Photographer: Ravens At Odds
Warwick East State School – National School Building | Conrad Gargett | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Blue Bower | Phorm architecture + design with Silvia Micheli and Antony Moulis | Photographer: David Chatfield
Verandah Terraces | Phorm architecture + design | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Verandah Terraces | Phorm architecture + design | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Verandah Terraces | Phorm architecture + design | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Social Impact Prize
Mari-Mari-Ba – Affordable Housing | Deicke Richards | Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Art & Architecture Prize
Museum of Brisbane, The Local | Speculative Architecture | Photography: Charlie Hillhouse
Regional Project of the Year
Mundingburra Housing | Counterpoint Architecture | Photographer: Andrew Rankin Photography
The People's Choice Prize
Coconut Ice | Tomas O’Malley Architect | Photographer: Paul Beutel
Entry Requirements
Awards and prizes policy
Key Dates
| Entries Open | Monday 11 November 2024 | |
| Entries Close | Friday 14 February 2025 | |
| Regional Jury Site Visits |
Greater Brisbane Darling Downs & West Moreton Gold Coast & Northern Rivers Far North Queensland North Queensland Sunshine Coast Central Queensland |
3 - 12 March 10 - 12 March 10 - 12 March 17 - 20 March 17 - 20 March 24 - 27 March 7 - 9 April |
| State Jury Visits |
Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Darling Downs & West Moreton, Far North Queensland, North Queensland, Central Quensland Greater Brisbane Commended Projcts |
Concurrent with Regional visits 5 - 15 May* *Dates may change |
| QLD Regional Awards |
Greater Brisbane North Queensland Far North Queensland Gold Coast & Northern Rivers Darling Downs & West Moreton Central Queensland Sunshine Coast |
11 April
16 May 23 May 30 May |
| QLD State Awards | Queensland State Architecture Awards | 27 June |
Contact us
Queensland Chapter
Australian Institute of Architects
2/270 Montague Road
West End, QLD, 4101
P: +61 7 3828 4100
E: qldawards@architecture.com.au
Office hours: 9.00am – 5.00pm
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